Railroad-tie.



F. C. SHEARER.

RAILROAD TIE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, I915.

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Patented June 5,1917.

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FREDERICK C. SHEABER, 01* EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO U. S.INDESTRUG'IIBLE TIE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF EAGLE PASS,

TEXAS.

TEXAS, A CORPORATION OF RAILROAD-TIE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed ()ctober 9, 1915. Serial No. 55,012.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Fnnonnron C. Srrnannn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Eagle Pass, in the county of; Maverick and State ofT eXas, have invented certain new and useful improvements inRailroad-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railroad tiesand the principal object of the invention is to provide a tie which maybe made of concrete, metal or the like and which is so constructed as toenable the rails to have resiliency and still prevent the same fromspreading, sinking or creeping.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel means for holdingthe rails in place on the tie.

A further object of the invention is to provide a reversible cushioningblock which is preferably formed of wood or similar material which willtake up the vibration of the traffic over the road.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which 2-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie constructed in accordance withthis invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale of one end of the tie.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view through the tie.

Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional view through the tie. Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view of the recess lining.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the body of the tieprovided on its under side with a central curved portion 2 which isconcave and forms the reduced 7 n connecting member 3. This curvedportion is designed to allow the tie to more firmly seat in the road bedand prevent the same from rocking cndwise. It will also be noted that atie of this structure less liable to shift laterally of the road bed andit will thereby be seen that the rails will be more perfectly alined.

The body 1 has embedded therein at each nd. 5 a pair of bars de g ated ythe character a which extend longitudinally of the de ice and are inparallel relation. and form reinforcing and connecting bars for thecushion block 12 of the tie. These ends 5 are formed in their upperfaces and near their inner ends with the recesses 6 which are providedwith a metallic lining 7 forming a rest for the rail brace which will bemore fully hereinafter described. The sides of each end section areformed with the recesses or depressions 8 which cooperate with therecesses 9 in receiving the bars 10 corresponding to the bars 4: exceptthat these bars 10 are not embedded in the concrete of the tie andinset. Suitable alining apertures are formed in the bars d and 10 andextending through these openings and connecting the bars are the bolts11 for holding the cushioning block which will be more fully hereinafterdescribed.

The cushioning block above referred to is designated by the character 12which is provided with the parallel transversely extending openings 13and a longitudinal groove l t in its upper face. The openings 13 alinewith the openings in the bars i and 10 to receive the bolts 11 whichhold the cushioning blocks in place and the groove 14 is to receive thelug or shoulder formed on the under side of the rail brace as will bemore fully hereinafter described.

The rail brace above referred to comprises the fiat portion 15 which isprovided near one terminal with a bolt receiving opening through whichthe bolt 16 eXtends which has its free end embedded in the tie by whichthe device is held in place. The end of the rail brace opposite the onewhich is secured within the chamber or recess 6 is formed with thedepending lug or rib 17 which engages in the groove 1 1 hereinbeforereferred to. A suitable flange engaging extension 18 is formed on theplate 15 at the end carrying the rib 17 and this rail flange engagingportion holds the outer flange of the railroad rail in place. The innerflange of the rail is supported and held against movement by suitablespikes 19 as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

It will be apparent from the foregoing upon examination of the drawingsthat in use the rail is set on the tie in the manner illustrated in Fig.1 and should the cushioning block 12 become worn at the point where therails seat, the same may be turned so as to present any one of all fourof the faces upwardly to provide the rail seat, since the block issquare in section and the chamber for receiving the same is of the sameshape. In this Way it Will be evident that the length of life of the tiewill be materially increased as will the length of the life of thecushioning block and when the block becomes so worn as to be of nofurther use, it may be easily and quickly removed and a new blocksubstituted therefor at a minimum expense While in the foregoing therehas been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention,it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combinationand arrangement of parts as ill fall Within the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

vVhat is claimed is 1. A railroad tie comprising a body, provided nearopposite ends With chambers, the upper faces of said body provided withrecesses communicating at one of their ends With the chambers, barsembedded inone side face of the body and extending longitudinally acrossthe chambers, cushioning blocks positioned in said chambers and meansextending through the bars and cush ioning blocks to hold the cushioningblocks in place.

2. A railroad tie comprising a body provided near each end withchambers, bars embedded in one side face of the body and extendinglongitudinally across the chamber, recesses in the upper faces of saidbody and communicating at their inner ends with the chambers, cushioningblocks positioned in said chambers, bolts extending through the bars andblocks for holding the cushioning blocks in position, the saidcushioning blocks having grooves in their upper faces, and meansarranged in the recesses cooperating with the grooves for holding therail in position upon the blocks.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of a Witness.

Witness E. R. RICE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

